Mastercard Global Partnerships

Join us on Thursday for the third instalment of our travel innovation webinar series, created in partnership with Mastercard Academy Europe. ?? Airline Distribution and Payments Ecosystem ?? 17th Oct 2024, 11am-12pm CEST ?? Mastercard Academy on the Web Our Director for Airlines, Esperanza Fernandez will share, ?How low cost Vs full service airlines approach distribution differently. ?? The difference between GDS and NDC from a payment perspective. ?? How virtual card acceptance benefits airlines. ?? Already signed up to Academy on Web? Simply register via the B2B Travel Hub, located under the Partner Programs section. Not an Academy on Web member? Contact [email protected] to register for the webinar. ? Our digital B2B Travel Hub provides product, industry and thought leadership content dedicated to #travelpayments. Contact [email protected] to get exclusive access. #Airlines #Travel #Airlinepayments

We've teamed up with Pairpoint, Vodafone, to enabling autonomous payments between machines in the freight, shipping, fleet and logistics industries. The collaboration leverages the geographical scale of Vodafone’s global IoT platform, one of the world’s largest with over 187 million connections, Sumitomo’s industrial strength in 66 countries and regions, and Mastercard Gateway’s payment acceptance solutions connecting more than 200 financial institutions across 80+ markets worldwide. The new service, which connects Pairpoint’s platform with Mastercard Gateway, will allow fleet operators’ vehicles to make authorized direct payments, for example at charging or fuel stations, and freight companies to enable payments for pre-approved connections along a route, such as port charges, handling and storage, among a variety of other applications. Read the full release here: https://lnkd.in/eSigkqMc #Automotivepayments #Automotive #IoT #Fleet

We're heading to World Aviation Festival in Amsterdam this week. ?? Catch Mastercard's Chiara Quaia discussing Is an advanced FinTech strategy now essential to airlines providing an optimal payment experience?, with Turkish Airlines, Aer Lingus and avianca, hosted by Up in the Air | Consultancy's Paul van Alfen, on Weds 9th October at 12:55pm CET. ?? Visit our booth to meet our on-site #travel experts and learn how we are working with #airlines to power the travel economy. #aviationfest

?? Excited to share a new white paper that Mastercard for Government have launched today on #WorldTourismDay. ?? Download the content today to learn about key trends driving future travel behaviors, and understand how Mastercard is collaborating with organizations to develop future-proof destinations: https://lnkd.in/g4JACExP #WTD24 #TravelIndustry

?? This #WorldTourismDay we recognize the vital role of relationships, partnerships, and connections across the #travel sector. From airlines, hotels, travel agencies, and tour operators to financial partners, technology providers, tourism bodies and governments, these connections across the industry have helped travel and tourism organizations and destinations navigate challenges over recent years. These same connections across the value chain will accelerate impactful innovation, and support sustainable and inclusive growth, as the industry looks to evolve and deliver priceless experiences for consumers through 2025 and beyond. Mastercard's Chiara Quaia, Michelle Meyer and Quim Martínez Bosch recently discussed the role partnerships play in powering the travel economy with Skift. Take a look at the article here: https://lnkd.in/epEHVkbK #WTD2024 #TravelIndustry

Thrilled to share that in collaboration with Actuary | Nextgen Credit Risk Monitoring, the T&E Risk Monitor is empowering Truevo to unlock cashflow, mitigate exposure, and negotiate better terms with travel merchants. Chiara Quaia, Senior Vice President, Travel Industries, Mastercard?said:?“The travel industry is dynamic and fast paced by nature, so the technologies and processes that travel organizations rely on must not only keep up and support but accelerate commercial relationships. Mastercard is advancing an ecosystem of trust, strengthening connections across the travel payments value chain, and co-creating payment solutions that increase security, visibility and control, while driving sustainable growth – ultimately ensuring that payment solutions continue to power the travel economy.” ?? Thanks for the partnership Livia Vité, Lewis Clark - Payments / FinTech????, ?? Catch us at Ai Events | Airline Information #ATPS B2B in London this week to hear more about how we are accelerating innovations to benefit the entire travel industry. Read the full release here: https://lnkd.in/e5EKgd3j #TravelPayments #Travel #Airlines #Acquirers #Travelagencies

We're heading to the Ai Events | Airline Information Airline Travel Payments Summit B2B event in London next week, to discuss The State of B2B Payments for Airlines & Travel :?Issues, Challenges and Solutions. Join Esperanza Fernandez, Mastercard's Director for Airlines, as she shares her thoughts on the main stage at 09:45am BST, Weds 25th September. Check out Esperanza's blog, on How Airlines Can Boost Performance By Improving Card Authorization Practices, here: https://lnkd.in/eG9f4pNk Looking forward to it Paul Spooner, Christopher Staab, Angella Esposito, Michael Smith #ATPS #TravelPayments #TravelIndustry #B2BPayments #Airlines

Building on our long term relationships with both Emirates NBD and DP World, and shared commitment to digitize port ecosystem payment flows, we're thrilled to share news of the launch of a new co-branded corporate Mastercard. The new credit card caters to all businesses, including those that use DP World and Dubai Trade services across its port and terminals in the UAE, as well as customs and logistics solutions. Commenting on the launch Gina Petersen-Skyrme, Country Manager for the UAE and Oman, Mastercard said: “The launch of the Emirates NBD DP World co-branded Mastercard corporate credit card is in line with our shared commitment to advancing the Dubai Economic Agenda 2033 by growing trade volumes from and within Dubai, the EEMEA region and across the globe. In addition to facilitating fast, seamless and secure transactions, the innovative product is uniquely designed to connect UAE trade partners to a world of benefits that enhance the ease of doing business. We are proud to see this product mark a key output of the Mastercard - Dubai Digital City Partnership." ?? Check out the release: https://lnkd.in/eJgq4brp

The passion for travel is greater than ever, but the way we travel is evolving. From consumers traveling for events and seeking out new experiences, to emerging industry players and new technologies impacting how organizations across the sector interact. Mastercard is advancing an ecosystem of trust and bringing organizations across the travel value chain together to strengthen connections and collectively secure sustainable growth. Working with #travel partners and customers we are: ? Rethinking the needs of today’s consumers to deliver priceless experiences that exceed expectations. ?Rethinking the needs of travel organizations to ensure they have the tools they need to succeed. ?Rethinking the needs of government agencies to create effective tourism strategies that boost the travel economy. Michelle Meyer, chief economist, Mastercard Economic Institute, Chiara Quaia, senior vice president, travel industries, and Quim Martínez Bosch, vice president, global tourism innovation recently caught up with Skift to share their thoughts on How Partnerships are Powering the Travel Economy. ?? Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/epEHVkbK #TravelIndustry #SkiftGlobalForum #Travel

We're heading to Skift Global Forum this week. If you are in New York for #Skift, catch Ling Hai, President Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa discussing Shaping Travel’s Next Era Through Deeper Partnerships, with Lisa Weier Parilla on Wednesday 18th Sept, 12:10 EST. ?? Connect with Chiara Quaia, Keira Lloyd, Cristina Ortega Garcia on-site to learn more about how Mastercard is working across the travel ecosystem to help organizations rethink what consumers, industry partners and governments need to succeed. #TravelIndustry #Travel